The curious case of Tondiarpet: From a COVID hotspot to a bright spot
Switch on any news channel or go to any social media feed – the only thing that is bombarded at us is the daily...
Japanese startup create face masks with Bluetooth facility
Amid the pandemic, wearing a face mask has become the new norm. Donut Robotics is a Japanese based startup that has developed an internet-connected...
US buys out entire world stock of Remdesivir from Gilead sciences
The United States has virtually bought out the entire inventory of Gilead Sciences' Remdesivir, which is the first approved drug for the treatment of...
Google News partners with local news publishers for news on COVID-19
Google on Monday announced that it will partner with local news publishers to bring local news about the COVID-19 pandemic to its Google News...
Covaxin, India’s first COVID-19 vaccine gets DCGI approval
Covaxin, India's first-ever coronavirus vaccine gets the nod from the Drug Controller General of India, to conduct phase 1 and phase two of clinical...
Drones built by Thala’s tech team Dhaksha goes places, K’taka Dy. CM appreciates team’s...
At a time when corona virus cases are increasing in Tamil Nadu and also in neighbouring Karnataka, the Dhaksha Team mentored by Thala Ajith...
99 year old woman from Karnataka makes miraculous recovery from coronavirus
99-year-old Marceline Saldanha miraculously recovered from coronavirus after having contracted it from her grandson. This case of recovery has both puzzled and delighted the...
China locks down half a million people after corona virus spike in Beijing
China has reimposed a strict lockdown around the Beijing area after a surge in cases was noticed. The restrictions have come to force after...
COVID-19 India: Recovered patients exceeds active patients with a rate of over 58%
Based on the available data, the Government has said that recovered cases of COVID-19 have exceeded the active cases by 106,661. These numbers are...
Brazil signs agreement with AstraZeneca for COVID-19 vaccine
Brazil signed a $127 million deal with AstraZeneca on Saturday, to locally produce the COVID-19 vaccine that has been green signalled for trials. This...
